E30 M50 2.5 Track Project..... THE FUN BEGINS!!!!

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Jibberingloon
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Post Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:58 pm

Right then here we go.....


Car Purchased ;)

E30 318

With M50 2.5 E36 engine converstion & Box

Full E30 325 Sport Suspension & Diff

Apex Lowering Kit

Full Original Mtec 2 Body Kit

Full Black Leather in good condition for age... no rips or tears ;) (Soon to be sold)

Halo Kit & Xenon or something.......

Removable steering wheel

and thats about it ;)


Time for the trailer ;)
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Post Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:59 pm

Oh and had to remove the front bumper to get the bugger on the trailer!!!

its was too low for the tilt bed!!!!

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Post Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:08 pm

how much did that cost ?

don't reply if you don't wish to. 8)
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
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Post Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:15 pm

was this the one on pistonheads not long ago? a 318iS iirc
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Post Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:19 pm

never saw it on Pistonheads.... But ive known the car for the last 2 years.... and has never been advertised from my knowlege

As for cost.... I will take it to the grave ..... LOL winkeye

But it was worth me buying it anyway. :mad:
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Post Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:38 pm

Some more things I got on the weekend ;)

OMP 6 point cage

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Cobra Monaco S seats With fixed bases... ( need some sliding ones really)

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Post Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:43 pm

Awesome 8)

Gimmi a shout if you need any new bits for it :thumb:
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Post Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:20 pm

OMG someone has stolen the car and just left me with the Cage & Seats :mad:

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Just need some wheels made of Rock and some Wooden Posts and I could be Fred Flintstone!

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:ROFL
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Post Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:56 am

:lol: Need a picture of you sat i the seat with the steering wheel :)
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Post Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:07 pm

M50 :thumb:
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Post Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:49 pm

Weekend fun...........

Got the compressor out and spray gun......

Now it's bright and red again and not scratched :)

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Post Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:30 am

Right then.........

Interior now all out and gone :)

But found a few surprises :( But nothing a little bit of welding won't cure :)


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Post Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:37 pm

Latest update ;)


Prep work for spare wheels before I put the slicks on :)
Tried to use some old flyers to stop paint getting on the tyre, but then realised the force of the air from the paint gun just blew them off!

Hey ho the tyres were crap anyway.

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Post Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:12 am

Well its been a while since I uploaded some pictures.


So here are a few more.

Have a few good friends helping me out with build for some seat time ;)

Random items being cut out, and sound deadening being removed.

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More Welding / Grinding / Hole Filling going on!


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Sand blasting old wheels and then spraying them.
Have also put some SG R888's on these now too.

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Lots of late nights of working....

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Test fit of seats and harnessess

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Quick Wash and late night load on to trailer and off to first track day.....

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First Track Day at Abingdon.....................

Disaster! Clutch let go on 3rd Lap........

BOLLOX...

More pictures to follow......
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Post Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:36 pm

Good effort with the car mate, shame about the clutch!!
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